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Addison vs Patten vs Easton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Easton has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Patten | Easton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045 |
607Lowest |
1,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
52.6±10.5Lowest 17% above ME |
| Patten and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Easton and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6% ME: 36.2% |
30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Easton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8k 32% below ME |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$53,309±$11kHighest 29% below ME |
| Easton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$163,800±$36kHighest 45% below ME |
| Easton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Highest 21% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$510±$116 55% below ME |
| Addison and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625Highest 46% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,435 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6 ME: 48.4% |
41.3%±37.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.1% ME: 10.7% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — | Easton Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Easton Junior-Senior High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.